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bryozoan

Noun CEFR B2
ˌbɹɑɪəˈzəʊən

Definitions

A member of the phylum Bryozoa of aquatic, usually colonial invertebrates.

Equivalents

Españolbriozoo
Françaisectoprocte
DeutschMoostierchen
10 more languages
Češtinamechovka
Suomisammaleläin
Gaeilgeeicteapracht
Íslenskamosadýr
Italianobriozoo
日本語苔虫
Nederlandsmosdiertje
Polskimszywioł
Portuguêsectoprocto
Русскиймшанка

Examples

“The blanket of bryozoans also blocks out some of the light⟳ needed by the blade for photosynthesis.”
“Every microscopic individual in a bryozoan colony is a clone of the original animal that settled on the lake floor, and is a hermaphrodite, both male and female.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

bryozoologist bryozoology bryozoon bryozoum Bryson Bryson City

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